One year ago today, Syria's President Assad fled the country as rebels moved into Damascus. Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News.

I missed Syria with every fibre in my body. And as Syria went through all layers of hell, I carried that grief within me ...

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“Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” is the soundtrack of a new Damascus. The song pours from market loudspeakers, ...

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Arab female film directors are reshaping Arab cinema by telling untold stories and claiming space in a traditionally ...

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In northeast Syria, Kurdish women are using music and performance to assert cultural identity, promote female empowerment and ...

Monumental, site-responsive artworks that challenge how we perceive art and its relationship to the surrounding environment ...